Faculty Profile
Email: sandra.birchfield@LMUnet.edu
Phone: 423.869.6374
Alt Phone: 276.393.5362
Office: Graduate Office, Business-Education Building
Education and Background
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Relevant experience:
Principal, Wise Primary, 1998 – 2007
Assistant Principal, Powell Valley Middle School, 1996 – 1998
Guidance Counselor, Wise Primary, 1990 – 1996
Director of Admissions and part time faculty, Clinch Valley College, 1981 – 1990
Assistant Director of Admissions and part time faculty, Clinch Valley, 1980 – 1981
Professional licenses and certifications:
Postgraduate Professional License Effective July 1, 2010 – June 30, 2015 Director of Instruction, Elementary School Counselor, Elementary School Principal, Instructional Supervisor, Kindergarten Elementary grades 1-7, Middle School Principal, and Division Superintendent License effective July 1, 2010, to June 30, 2015
Research and Teaching Areas
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American Foundations
Supervision
Structured Learning Environments
Leadership and School Improvement
School Finance
School Law
School Community Relations
Scholarly Highlights
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I am a member of N.A.E.S.P. (National Association of Elementary School Principals) and V.A.E.S.P. (Virginia Association for Elementary School Principals) but do not hold an office. I recently was notified that an article, that I had submitted to "Principal" Magazine will be published.
In November 2011 I presented, to the chair of the department, a power point and notes on changing the name of EA&S 541 School Community Relations to meet NCATE Standard 4 dealing with diversity. The title of the course will be School Community Partnerships in a Diverse World.
I presented two sessions “Unlocking Achievement: The Essential Keys to Leadership” Annual conference of the Southwest Virginia Leadership Conference for Public School Administrators, Abingdon, VA (Oct. 2011).
I am currently working on the topic of "Diversity" to submit as a part of a text, that the Graduate Faculty of LMU is planning on publishing.
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